The emperor thought for a moment and asked: "Have you ever thought about it, if the Yan and Xu families get married, the power of Duke Zhao will be even greater."
The prince replied in confusion: "But with a family like Yan Er's, he will definitely marry a lady from a famous family! His brother has chosen a girl from the Lin'an Xie family, who is much more famous and powerful than the Xu family."
The emperor was silent after hearing this.
He found that what the prince said actually made sense. It was naturally not a good thing for the Duke of Zhao to marry the Xu family. But Yan Er had to get married, right? If he didn't marry a daughter of the Xu family, he would also marry a girl from another family. With Zhao
The Duke's current position of power has many high-ranking ladies for them to choose from. If the Xu family hadn't won Yongcheng, they probably wouldn't have been on the list for marriage.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is no need to stop this marriage. What if Yan Er marries someone with a better family background if he stops this?
On the contrary, if they succeed, Miss Xu San and Chang Ning have a good friendship, and the prince has the grace to make everything possible, it seems to be more controllable.
Thinking about it further, Miss Xu San must have an intolerable temper. Young Yan Er is passionate now and doesn’t think it’s a problem. How can he not complain as time goes by? The more fierce Miss Xu San is, the more fierce she becomes.
The more likely the two are to fall out, the greater the damage will be to the Yan family.
Thinking of this, the emperor felt relieved. Okay, he doesn't have to use it as a stick to beat mandarin ducks, and it saves him trouble.
Seeing that the prince was behaving so well today, he asked by the way: "What about you, have you thought about your own marriage?"
The prince did not hesitate: "My father will naturally make the final decision on my son's marriage."
"If you were asked to choose yourself? Which girl would you choose?"
The prince looked at him carefully: "I never thought..."
This child has been trained a lot before, right? The emperor smiled reassuringly and said in a soft voice: "What do you think of General Yu's daughter, Miss Yu?"
Hearing her name, the prince couldn't help but frown.
The emperor saw it and asked, "Isn't it good?"
The prince whispered: "My father's choice is naturally good, but..."
"It's just something, feel free to tell me."
The prince wanted to touch his nose nervously, but finally restrained himself. He recalled Yan Lingjiao's words and said, "I'm just a little afraid of General Yu, and I get nervous thinking about being his son-in-law in the future."
The emperor laughed, this is still the nature of a child!
Seeing that his father not only did not scold him, but actually laughed, the prince became bolder and continued: "Miss Yu, too, always talks about being polite. I am afraid that I will be scolded by her in the future. I want to
I can’t be happy just thinking about it…”
The emperor disagreed at first and said: "She is a bit old-fashioned, but you also need someone to take care of you..."
He suddenly stopped and realized something.
The prince is afraid of Yu Chong and his daughter. If one day he is gone and the prince ascends to power, what will the court be like?
The emperor's smile faded. When he came back to his senses, he found that the prince was looking at him tremblingly. He forced a smile: "Okay, this matter has not been decided yet! Even if you want to establish a prince, there is no need to rush it. You don't have to be like this.
nervous."
The prince then showed a relaxed smile: "Yes, father."
The father and son said a few more words, and then the emperor asked him to retire.
Watching his son leave, the emperor did not call anyone in for a long time and fell into deep thought.
It would be impossible to establish another crown princess. With Yu Zhong's current power, not establishing a concubine would not be able to appease him. But the crown prince is still so immature, and if he gets married too early, he may be caught by the Yu family.
It seems that the only option is to delay...
…
The imperial edict granting the marriage was issued quickly, and for a while, the Yu family was in the limelight.
Moreover, there were rumors earlier that His Majesty might bestow the title of Liang Di on two crown princes at the same time, and they would enter the house on the same day as the Crown Princess, but now there is no trace of them. Therefore, the saying that His Majesty valued the Crown Princess and specially gave face to the Yu family spread throughout the capital.
The Yu family thanked the people who came to congratulate them, but as soon as the door closed, Yu Chong's face darkened.
"What did you say? Why didn't Your Majesty mention the matter of Prince Liangdi?"
Mrs. Yu, who was rumored to be like a lion in Hedong, was cautious in front of her husband: "That's what I said. I really don't know why Your Majesty didn't mention it."
"Then why did your Majesty regret it?" Yu Chong asked aggressively, "There is no reason at all!"
"Father!" A female voice sounded, and Miss Yu, who was said to be pedantic, walked out of the room and said, "I have a guess."
Facing his daughter, Yu Chong's expression became much better: "Oh? What do you know?"
Miss Yu said: "Do you still remember? Not long after Concubine De mentioned this matter to her mother, Yan Er entered the palace that evening. When he came out, it was already past the closing time of the palace gate. It is said that he offended the prince and was punished.
Give it a beating."
Yu Chong had his own informant and knew all this information. He nodded: "Is there such a thing? Why, do you think it is related to this matter?"
Miss Yu smiled: "You know, right? On Daughter's Day, Miss Xu San asked the Ye family to push into the water, and Yan Er jumped in without hesitation."
Yu Chong thought thoughtfully: "So what you are saying is that Yan Er had a conflict with the prince over the matter of Prince Liangdi? But didn't he get punished in the end?"
"But father, have you noticed that the prince and Yan Er quickly reconciled. Maybe he really impressed the prince and asked your majesty to give up this idea?"
Yu Chong thought about it and found that his daughter made sense.
He sighed and said with great regret: "So, this matter did not happen after all."
"Yes! We expected the wrong prince, and we also expected the wrong Yan Er. We didn't expect that Yan Er would be so courageous to directly make a request to the prince, nor did we expect that the prince would value him so much that he would be willing to plead with His Majesty." Miss Yu.
Sighing, "Father, we made a mistake in our understanding."
Yu Chong wanted to understand and slapped the table hard: "It's so shameful! I just let such a good opportunity go."
Seeing how angry he was, Miss Yu comforted her: "Father, don't be too disappointed. We didn't plan this matter in the first place. It was just His Majesty who brought it up, so we just went with the flow. Now that we have failed, there is no loss."
Yu Chong nodded, unfolded the imperial edict and read it carefully, and said: "But as a father, I still feel uneasy. Although Your Majesty has issued an explicit edict to grant a marriage, he did not mention when the wedding will be held. He even hinted to us that the prince is in trouble this year.
Unfortunately, it’s best to wait until after the New Year. It’s only April now, so it’s been too long!”
Miss Yu slowly waved the fan in her hand: "Don't worry, father, you have been waiting for so many years, and you are not afraid of waiting another year, right? Farmers who want to get a bumper harvest must work hard every day, and businessmen who want to make huge profits must also put in the effort.
Wait for the opportunity. The more you plan, the more patient you have to be, so that your dreams can come true, don’t you think?"